A huge fall in acetonitrile prices in the imported market of Mumbai was recorded today.

8The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which includes a potential crude oil supply agreement and chemicals products offtake agreement

8UK’s Synthomer, a supplier of acrylic and vinyl emulsions polymers, is to sell laminates, films and coated fabrics businesses for a total enterprise value of around US$255 million

8The factory will require an investment of 1.1 billion yuan

8The facility uses proprietary technology to break down hard-to-recycle plastics and transform them into raw materials for new products
8It is capable of processing more than 36,000 tonnes/year of plastic waste, supporting a circular economy for post-use plastics

8The proposed bio-PET plastics factory, with a capacity of 400,000 tonnes/year, could open in 2025

8KBR will provide technology licensing, basic engineering, proprietary equipment and catalyst for a 100,000 tons per annum VAM facility

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8The new additive package enhances the UV resistance even further and reveals its superior properties, particularly with applications requiring high gloss surfaces

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8Exporters to Bangladesh are advised to take note

8This is a pre-cursor to marketing HPCL setting up a new 9 MMTPA capacity grass root Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex

8Modern digital technologies can quickly analyze and assess various chemical and material combinations to provide feasible consumer items and solutions

8Open Innovation is growing in importance for the business strategies of GPCA member companies, as chemical and petrochemical players in the region are keen to enhance their market competitiveness and innovate new solutions to society’s challenges

8The recent COVID-19 spike in China is not expected to benefit the Malaysian glove makers for the simple reason that the Chinese end users are more likely to source supplies within their country itself

8Japanese rubber futures tracked gains in the Shanghai market, as demand sentiment was lifted by hopes of an economic reopening in top buyer China, even as data showing sharply shrinking factory activity weighed

8In line with its aspirations to be the "Greenest Company", the Indian tire major JK Tyre is aiming at becoming carbon-neutral by 2050

8The plan was initially announced in 2020 and covered the construction of a new facility at the site to replace the old plant. The plan was later changed to cover both a greenfield facility and the existing brownfield factory would be modernized

8The US tire maker also announced plans to sell 70% sustainable-materials tires this year

8The company is in the business of ship recycling and carries out ship-breaking activities

BRPL is one of the largest merchant pellet manufacturers in India. Given the imposition of a 45% duty on the export of pellets in May 2022, which made exports unviable, the pellets were sold in the domestic market.
8However, after the rollback of duty on the export of pellets in November 2022, BRPL commenced exports

Everything seems to be going pretty well for the Dabhol LNG terminal. The long pending breakwater facility is likely to be completed by June-July, 2023, and then there will no hindrance on the plant moving to its full 5 MMTPA capacity.
8But there seems to be a more serious problem at the terminal that should have been mitigated a long time ago but wasn't.  And this will hamper the terminal going up to full capacity

The oversized cargo freight market for infrastructure and other turn-key projects is a niche market.
8But the entry barriers are low
8Established players are getting hammered

Rs 1194 crore greenfield hydroelectric project: Civil work package (lot 2) in April 2023
8Forest clearance stage 2 is pending at DFO.
8Bid evaluation is in progress for the civil work package (lot 1)
8RFQ for the civil works package ( lot-2) is likely to be floated in April 2023.
Rs 8374 crore greenfield pumped storage project: Drilling works coming up
8Forest clearance stage 1 is pending at the nodal office.
8RFQ for the drilling and drifting work is likely to be floated in February 2023
Rs 550 crore greenfield hydroelectric project: RFQ ahead for HM works
8Forest clearance stage 2 has been approved by the DFO.
8Bid evaluation is in progress for the civil works package.
8RFQ for the HM works package is likely to be floated in Q2 2023.
Rs 18668 crore greenfield thermal power project phase-1: BOP works coming up
8Bid evaluation is in progress for the CW system package.
8Package contractor has been selected for unit transformer work.
8RFQ for the ash dyke package is likely to be floated in February 2023.
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